Three teenagers have been handed custodial sentences for their roles in the brutal killing of a homeless man in London, a murder driven by a county lines drug dispute.
Vicious Attack and Missed Chances
Eymaiyah Lee Bradshaw-McKoy, 18, Mia Campos-Jorge, 19, and Jaidee Bingham, 18, were convicted over the death of 51-year-old Anthony Marks. The court heard how Mr Marks was first hit by a car bonnet before being chased, stamped on, and beaten with a gin bottle in August 2024.
The attack, described by the Metropolitan Police as a "vicious county lines retribution attack", left Mr Marks with severe facial injuries and bleeding on the brain. He was found stumbling and bleeding near King's Cross station's main concourse around 5.25am on August 10, 2024, by station staff who alerted emergency services.
Callous Aftermath and Court Verdicts
Detective Inspector Jim Barry, who led the investigation for the Met's Specialist Crime North, highlighted the chilling behaviour of the perpetrators. "They believed they had escaped justice, even posing for selfies together and laughing about what they had done," he said. Police later used these selfies to place the trio at the crime scene.
Following a trial at the Old Bailey, a jury deliberated for 47 hours and 47 minutes before reaching verdicts on October 30. Jaidee Bingham, known by the nickname 'Ghost', was found guilty of murder. The two female defendants, Bradshaw-McKoy and Campos-Jorge, were cleared of murder but convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
Sentencing and Tragic Downward Spiral
On January 5, 2026, Judge Mark Dennis KC sentenced Bingham to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years. Bradshaw-McKoy received a sentence of 47 months in custody, while Campos-Jorge was jailed for 42 months.
The court was told the assault stemmed from a dispute over stolen crack cocaine. Mr Marks, in a police interview, said he was confronted by 'Ghost' (Bingham) and two female runners about a theft from a drug delivery. He denied involvement but was attacked outside the closed McGlynn's pub.
Despite the severe head injuries, there were "missed opportunities" to save him. After being discharged from St Mary's Hospital, Mr Marks was transferred to prison on August 13, 2024, for a licence breach. While in custody, he complained of headaches and slurred speech but was not referred for another brain scan.
On August 29, 2024, he suffered a seizure in his cell and was taken to King's College Hospital for emergency surgery to remove a blood clot. Anthony Marks died on September 14, 2024, after medics made the clinical decision to withdraw care in the absence of a next of kin. The cause of death was confirmed as the brain bleeding caused by the attack a month earlier.
